31.   It was a great home-entertainment system, a stunning game machine, but a seriously mediocre computing device.

32.   It is the only company with this capability since neither Microsoft or Sony have a portable game machine.

33.   Microsoft expects the gamepad to boost the number of people who choose to play games on a computer instead of a game machine.

34.   More than a decade ago, the company tried to sell the Intelevision game machine, but it failed and the company took a multimillion dollar loss.

35.   Microsoft recently launched Office XP and will introduce Windows XP in October and its new game machine, Xbox, in November.

36.   Nearby, Nintendo was flogging its latest hand-held game machine.

37.   Not only do video-game fans want games for the jazzier new machines, but many families are considering buying a personal computer instead of a game machine.

38.   New York-based Jupiter Communications recently got an advance peek at the game machine called Pippin that Apple is expected to release later this year.

39.   Once upon a time, about five years ago, Sega sold more game machines than Sony and Nintendo combined.

40.   One will turn it into a simple game machine for playing a Tetris-like falling-block game.